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Shell Shock to PTSD : Military Psychiatry from 1900 to the Gulf War.

Provides a thought-provoking evaluation of the history and practice of military psychiatry, and places its findings in the context of advancing medical knowledge and the developing technology of warfare.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wessely, Simon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • BookCover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations and tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations used in text; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Pre-1914 British military psychiatry*; CHAPTER TWO Shell shock and the war neuroses; CHAPTER THREE Military psychiatry in the interwar period; CHAPTER FOUR Treatment and outcomes during World War Two; CHAPTER FIVE Screening and selection*; CHAPTER SIX Post-1945: Korea, Vietnam, and the Falklands; CHAPTER SEVEN War pensions and veterans' pressure groups*; CHAPTER EIGHT PTSD: Incidence and treatment in the military.